KEY ACTION Approved the annexation of the Lake High School campus from Lake Township to Hartville.

DISCUSSION Assistant Stark County Prosecutor Deborah Dawson said because the petition was filed as a Type 1 annexation, and Lake Township and Hartville already have approved an annexation agreement, the board had no choice but to approve the 49-acre transfer.

OTHER ACTION

Signed a non-development oil and gas lease with Ohio Valley Energy Systems Corp. for 0.63 acres along Clifmont Avenue and Louisville Street NE in Plain Township. The land, which is road right-of-way, borders an 80-acre property that Ohio Valley Energy has leased for drilling. Under the five-year lease, the company will pay the county $950 within 30 days and royalties that equal 15 percent of the proceeds. No wells can be drilled on the property and the county reserves its mineral rights.

Approved annexing the Nimishillen Township property at 3492 Ravenna Ave. NE to Louisville. Property owners Ramon and Diana Shallenberger requested the annexation because they must replace their septic system and found that it would be cheaper to connect to Louisville's sewer system than to install a new system. Nimishillen Township trustees did not file an objection.

UP NEXT Meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday for a work session on the second floor of the Stark County Office Building at 110 Central Plaza S. in Canton.